It’s that time of year! School is finally out for the summer. I know, I know – some of you are thinking “What the heck?! Why so late?!” it’s because in our area we don’t start school in August, we wait until after Labor Day to sequester the kids for learning. It used to be the…
Oh man, I am so late! I mean, you might not notice it, but I’m looking at the clock realizing that usually my post is written, proof read and scheduled by now, as it normally goes ‘live’ exactly one hour from now. One hour, people! Can I do it? Can I whip up enough random…
Whoa. It just hit me there’s just under 4-1/2 weeks of school left. Princess Nagger is looking forward to being done with the institution she refers to as ‘prison’…heh. At least next year she’ll have fun, since I did successfully get her enrolled in a Virtual Academy. Which is technically Homeschooling, since as her ‘learning coach’,…
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I would never have the patience to homeschool either of my kids. I am a huge admirer for those that can do it, but I know that homeschooling would be my downfall. First we have Princess Nagger – the gifted/accelerated learner who is way ahead of…
Tuesday is always the best day to release any brain jumbles that Monday created after a weekend so you can get through the rest of the week unscathed. Or, you know, get random. This week happens to be Parent/Teacher Conference week – which means the kids have early dismissal the next three days. You know…
Well, this is it – the last day of summer break for the kids – tomorrow they start the new year. It also means today is the day Princess Nagger and I will be traveling pretty much all day heading home from the tropics. Since we don’t get in until late tonight, that means the…
Today marked another milestone in Princess Nagger’s life. She graduated from Elementary School (they do Kindergarten through 6th grade at this school, rather than break them out into an ‘intermediate’ or ‘middle’ for 5th and 6th grade). It seems like just yesterday she was graduating from Kindergarten: That was then, this is now: Next up…
